US
1967- Label and catalog number
- Decca DL 4772
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Gloversville Pressing
- Runout / matrix
MG 10386Side A label
MG 10387◉Side B label
Vinyl pressings
by Ernest Tubb · 1967
Country Hits Old & New was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
MG 10386Side A label
MG 10387◉Side B label
MG10386 T2 2Side A stamped
MG10387 T2 2Side B stamped
MG 10386Side A label
MG 10387◆Side B label
7 10386 1S ISide A runout; stamped
7 10387 1S ISide B runout; stamped
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Decca DL 74772 / Decca DL 7–4772First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Decca DL 4772First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Brunswick LAT 8671First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 4772First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Brunswick LAT 8671First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 4772First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 74772First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 74772First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 4772First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 74772First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 74772First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Country Hits Old & New are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Decca DL 4772.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 4772, LAT 8671, DL 74772) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG 10386 and MG 10387◉. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.